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enMonumental Sculptorhttp://www.technologyreview.com/article/534926/monumental-sculptor/
<p>Daniel Chester French created <em>The Minute Man</em> and the Lincoln Memorial statue.</p><p>Anyone who has spent spring on campus should be familiar with the Patriots’ Day holiday, Boston’s unofficial beginning of spring and the date of the Boston Marathon since 1897.</p>Wed, 18 Feb 2015 05:00:02 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/article/534926/monumental-sculptor/Philippe Kletzkine, SM ’83http://www.technologyreview.com/article/534756/philippe-kletzkine-sm-83/
<p>Landing the <em>Rosetta</em> spacecraft on a comet.</p><p><br />After more than 10 years in space, the <em>Rosetta</em> spacecraft’s lander touched down on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on November 12, 2014, making the Rosetta mission the first to successfully land a spacecraft on a comet’s surface. For the European Space Agency’s Philippe Kletzkine, who served as the lander’s manager, it was a career highlight—the culmination of an ambitious 15-year project that covered more than six billion kilometers and required great patience.</p>Wed, 18 Feb 2015 05:00:02 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/article/534756/philippe-kletzkine-sm-83/Ballroom Dancing at MIThttp://www.technologyreview.com/article/533026/ballroom-dancing-at-mit/
<p>Alumni, students celebrate 40 years of tango and waltz.</p><p>A college campus teeming with engineers and scientists may seem like a surprising place for a thriving ballroom dance community. Yet MIT’s Ballroom Dance Team is perennially top-ranked, and the Ballroom Dance Club celebrated its 40-year anniversary in August.</p>Thu, 18 Dec 2014 05:00:01 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/article/533026/ballroom-dancing-at-mit/Jeff Lieberman ’00, SM ’04, SM ’06http://www.technologyreview.com/article/532946/jeff-lieberman-00-sm-04-sm-06/
<p>Roboticist blends art and science.</p><p><br />Through his undergraduate studies, roboticist Jeff Lieberman balanced his passions for math and science—and for art. “I’d spend four hours a day on math, and then another four hours on art,” says Lieberman, who completed a double major in physics and mathematics. “I knew it would be hard to learn quantum mechanics during art school, so I chose MIT and did art as a hobby.”</p>Thu, 18 Dec 2014 05:00:01 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/article/532946/jeff-lieberman-00-sm-04-sm-06/60,000 Books and a Few Toy Bananashttp://www.technologyreview.com/article/531401/60000-books-and-a-few-toy-bananas/
<p>The MIT Science Fiction Society has an admirable collection of quirks.</p><p>Brother Guy Consolmagno ’74, SM ’75, a Jesuit and an astronomer at the Vatican Observatory, was a first-year student at Boston College when he first visited the MIT Science Fiction Society (MITSFS) library. He quickly transferred to MIT.</p>Tue, 21 Oct 2014 04:00:02 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/article/531401/60000-books-and-a-few-toy-bananas/Paul Krugman, PhD ’77http://www.technologyreview.com/article/529806/paul-krugman-phd-77/
<p>Nobel Prize winner to focus on income inequality.</p><p><br />Economist Paul Krugman is famous for being blunt. In June 2014 posts for his <em>New York Times</em> blog, Conscience of a Liberal, Krugman debunks analogies between climate change and the U.S. financial crisis; laments that “crazy people have de facto blocking power over policy”; and admits that “many people, including famous economists, are quite capable of being simultaneously cynical and self-righteous.”</p>Tue, 19 Aug 2014 04:00:01 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/article/529806/paul-krugman-phd-77/Paul Doherty ’70, PhD ’74http://www.technologyreview.com/article/526301/paul-doherty-70-phd-74/
<p>Physicist teaches science to Buddhist monks and nuns.</p><p><br />After nearly four decades in teaching, Paul Doherty has encountered all types of students. As a professor at Oakland University, he taught physics, astronomy, geology, meteorology, and computer programming for 12 years. And as co-director of San Francisco’s Exploratorium Teacher Institute, where he has worked since 1986, he instructs middle-­school and high-school teachers in the institute’s inquiry-based, hands-on learning techniques.</p>Wed, 23 Apr 2014 04:00:01 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/article/526301/paul-doherty-70-phd-74/Philip Freelon, MArch ’77http://www.technologyreview.com/article/524331/philip-freelon-march-77/
<p>Architect practices “art with utility”.</p><p><br />Artistic expression is important in Philip Freelon’s family. His grandfather, Allan Freelon Sr., was an impressionist during the Harlem Renaissance, and his wife, Nnenna Freelon, is a jazz singer and composer who has been nominated for six Grammy Awards. Philip Freelon is neither a painter nor a singer, but he sees his profession, architecture, as an art form too.</p>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 05:00:01 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/article/524331/philip-freelon-march-77/Tim at 100http://www.technologyreview.com/article/524276/tim-at-100/
<p>MIT’s legendary mascot, Tim the Beaver, marked his 100th birthday on January 19, and celebrations will continue through Tech Reunions in June. Here’s an excerpt from an exclusive interview at <a href="https://alum.mit.edu/pages/sliceofmit/2013/11/20/tim-the-beaver-an-exculsive-interview/" target="_blank">Slice of MIT</a>.</p>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 05:00:01 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/article/524276/tim-at-100/Bruce Normand, PhD ’93http://www.technologyreview.com/article/517916/bruce-normand-phd-93/
<p>Pushing the limits in physics and mountaineering.</p><p><br />Bruce Normand is passionate about both physics and mountain climbing. In his view, these two interests share an important theme—pursuing problems with no known solution. “You’re always looking for a new problem—something beyond a textbook or guidebook,” he says. “You don’t need to follow someone else’s route. You can create your own.”</p>Wed, 21 Aug 2013 04:00:00 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/article/517916/bruce-normand-phd-93/Ben Waber, PhD ’11http://www.technologyreview.com/article/515711/ben-waber-phd-11/
<p>Mining data to help companies improve</p><p><br />When a company is looking to improve its productivity, Ben Waber can pinpoint ideas that might include free coffee or less e-mail.</p>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/article/515711/ben-waber-phd-11/Errol Antzis ’80http://www.technologyreview.com/article/515696/errol-antzis-80/
<p>Musician keeps on rocking in the business world</p><p><br />The life of Errol Antzis doesn’t fit into a tidy slot—he’s been a CFO, financier, and entrepreneur, he’s an accomplished guitar player, and he has a black belt in karate. But during his time at MIT, he had one career in mind: professional musician.</p>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/article/515696/errol-antzis-80/Elizabeth Lurie, SM ’93, ScD ’96http://www.technologyreview.com/article/513106/elizabeth-lurie-sm-93-scd-96/
<p>Alumna applies her engineering savvy to racing-yacht design</p><p><br />Beth Lurie went sailing at every opportunity while she was growing up on Long Island Sound. Her 10-year career in yacht racing and design has nicely integrated her academic and personal passions. </p>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:00:00 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/article/513106/elizabeth-lurie-sm-93-scd-96/Gene Norman ’82http://www.technologyreview.com/article/513096/gene-norman-82/
<p>Keeping his eyes on the skies</p><p><br />Growing up in an 11th-floor apartment in the Bronx, Gene Norman always felt close to the sky. It’s no wonder he was captivated by storms at a young age.</p>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:00:00 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/article/513096/gene-norman-82/Bringing Ethics into Educationhttp://www.technologyreview.com/article/510976/bringing-ethics-into-education/
<p>The secular vision of MIT’s Dalai Lama Center</p><p>As a visiting scholar and MIT’s first Buddhist chaplain in the early 2000s, the Venerable ­Tenzin Priyadarshi was stunned by the lack of ethics training in the U.S. education system.</p>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 05:00:00 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/article/510976/bringing-ethics-into-education/Tommy Pelletier ’05http://www.technologyreview.com/article/510946/tommy-pelletier-05/
<p>From foster kid to “SuperKid” to super dad</p><p><br />Tommy Pelletier spent his childhood in Maine split between foster care and a single-parent welfare home, never imagining that he would attend MIT and become a successful currency trader. But he did, thanks to his gift for math and teachers who noticed.</p>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 05:00:00 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/article/510946/tommy-pelletier-05/Paul Chrisman, PhD ’76 (a.k.a. Woody Paul)http://www.technologyreview.com/article/510921/paul-chrisman-phd-76-aka-woody-paul/
<p>Nuclear engineer becomes Hall of Fame fiddler</p><p><br />Paul Chrisman has a PhD in nuclear engineering, but he never sought a career in that field. Instead, he made a name for himself as the “King of the Cowboy Fiddlers.”</p>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 05:00:00 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/article/510921/paul-chrisman-phd-76-aka-woody-paul/Isabel “Bel” Pesce Mattos ’10http://www.technologyreview.com/article/508451/isabel-bel-pesce-mattos-10/
<p>Persistence guides Brazilian entrepreneur to Silicon Valley</p>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:00:00 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/article/508451/isabel-bel-pesce-mattos-10/Semyon Dukach, SM ’93http://www.technologyreview.com/article/508446/semyon-dukach-sm-93/
<p>Former blackjack player finds fulfillment in helping startups grow</p><p> </p>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:00:00 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/article/508446/semyon-dukach-sm-93/Rachel Peterson ’09http://www.technologyreview.com/article/429509/rachel-peterson-09/
<p>Engineer brings “accomplish anything” mind-set to NFL cheerleading</p><p>One might not think that an MIT education could help someone prepare for a career as an NFL cheerleader. But don’t tell that to Rachel Peterson. Thanks in part to the indomitable attitude she nourished at MIT, Peterson is entering her second season as a member of the San Francisco 49ers Gold Rush—and that’s not even her day job.</p>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 04:00:00 +0000http://www.technologyreview.com/article/429509/rachel-peterson-09/